WO2012038570A1

WO2012038570A1 - Remote-controlled robot for special operations

Info

Publication number: WO2012038570A1
Application number: PCT/ES2011/070648
Authority: WO
Inventors: César SALLEN ROSELLÓ; Roberto Torres Pueo
Original assignee: Proyectos Y Tecnología Sallen, S.L.
Priority date: 2010-09-20
Filing date: 2011-09-19
Publication date: 2012-03-29
Also published as: EP2620260A4; ES1073757U; EP2620260A1; ES2525754T3; EP2620260B1; ES1073757Y

Abstract

Remote-controlled robot for special operations, being of the type of robots which are used to carry out high-risk operations, such as the handling of explosives, and have a running gear, a telescopic arm ending in pincers and remote control and operation means such that the robot (1) includes, on the running gear (3), a mast (2) which can rotate through 360° and is provided with at least one thermal camera (13), with an arm (4) formed of a series of segments, which are rotationally connected to each other and are actuated by hydraulic cylinders, being integral with said mast (2), the arm (4) having at least one camera (14) and at least one deterrent weapon (15-16), said robot being able to be used for the surveillance of strategic points as well as border areas and even being able to act as a deterrent since said robot carries at least one intimidating defensive weapon.

Description

TELECOMMANDED ROBOT FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS - OBJECT OF THE INVENTION.

The following invention, as expressed in the statement of the present specification, refers to a remote control robot for special operations, being of the type of robots used to carry out risk operations, such as the handling of explosives, whose robots have of a tread, a telescopic arm topped by a caliper and remote control and function means, so that the robot incorporates a turret, rotating 360 °, on the tread to whose turret is an arm consisting of an arm consisting of a series of segments, joined together being driven by a series of hydraulic cylinders and provided with at least one chamber and a deterrent weapon.

Thus, the robot has as its objective the location, identification, manipulation and disarticulation of explosive devices, acting as a surveillance vehicle and, since it has at least one weapon, it also acts as a deterrent vehicle.

SCOPE.

This report describes a remote control robot for special operations, applicable to the realization of different special protection operations, being of special application for the identification, location, manipulation and cancellation or disarticulation of explosive devices and charges.

Likewise, the remote-controlled robot is applicable to the surveillance of strategic points, as well as border areas, and can even act as a deterrent to be the bearer of at least one intimidating defensive weapon.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Conventionally, when you have to manipulate explosive devices or perform risky operations, even more so, when human lives are at risk, robots that are remotely operated by means of a control console are used.

In this way, among the existing robots for the manipulation of explosive devices, we can mention the one that comprises an articulated arm, according to a single section, and without the possibility of turning according to a horizontal plane, that is, only, it has movement according to a vertical plane and limited by its only articulated section.

Also, these types of robots have a series of control elements, such as vision camera and proximity sensors.

On the other hand, we can consider different patent documents, such as the Spanish invention patent ES P200302384 in which a self-propelled robot is presented with displacement means defined by two side wheel trains and two independent motors, which transmit movement, each of them, to a side wheel train, so that all the wheels do not have the same diameter, presenting a less robustness to the robot object of the present file.

Likewise, we can consider the ES patent document in which a self-propelled robot for handling explosive charges is presented, such as those remotely handled by means of a control console and useful for handling explosive charges and devices, of shape that has means of displacement defined by two adjustable track tracks of rolling track, presenting in its previous part a drag shovel, of adjustable length, as well as an articulated arm with the first section of the fork-shaped arm driven by a pair of cylinders and being finished off in a clamp.

Likewise, we can consider other documents such as US 61 13343; JP 20040060195 and JP 200326875, so that in US 61 13343 a robot is described adapted for use in harsh environments and, especially, for handling explosives, which incorporates a turret mechanism with a manipulator arm with a first pivotable arm 1 10 ° and a second 120 ° pivotable arm.

JP 20040060195 describes a machine comprising a main body and a traction device arranged on each side of the main body and at least one device driven by a pressurized fluid to regulate the tread width.

In JP 200326875 a vehicle is described with displacement means defined by caterpillar raceways in which the track raceways travel along the track. action of some cylinders and are driven by mounting and guide stringers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This report describes a remote control robot for special operations, being of the type of robots used to carry out risky operations, such as the handling of explosives, which have a tread, a telescopic arm topped on a clamp and remote control and function means, so that the robot incorporates a turntable, rotating 360 ° on the undercarriage, provided with at least one thermal chamber and whose turret is integral with an arm consisting of a series of segments , rotatably connected to each other and operated by hydraulic cylinders, the arm having at least one chamber and at least one deterrent weapon.

Thus, the arm is constituted by a first and a second segment joined through an intermediate body that allows its bending along parallel planes, to whose second segment a third telescopic segment is attached that is attached to a fourth segment in parallelogram, the fourth segment in parallelogram connected, by an axis, to a fifth segment which in turn is connected to a sixth end segment carrying a clamp, this sixth segment carrying end of the clamp being driven by a motor.

The fifth segment attached to the sixth carrier segment of the clamp maintains its relative position by operating the fourth segment in parallelogram to which it is attached.

Likewise, the fifth segment of the robot arm is a carrier, on its upper side of a camera and on its lateral sides it carries respective deterrent weapons and can be used with an intimidating effect.

In this way, the remote-controlled robot can be used in various special operations, thus being valid for the handling of explosives, and, likewise, it can be used as a surveillance vehicle in certain areas, being able to act as a deterrent and intimidation when carrying At least one weapon.

To complement the description that is going to To carry out, and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to the present specification, in whose figures in an illustrative and non-limiting manner, the most characteristic details of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGNS.

Figure 1 . It shows a side elevation view of a practical execution of a remote-controlled robot with the arm carrying a clamp at its end in different working positions, being able to observe the great diversity of movements that it can adopt.

Figure 2. It shows an elevation view of the remote-controlled robot with the carrier arm of a clamp at its partially folded end with the carrier end of the clamp according to two working positions in a vertical plane.

Figure 3. It shows a front view of the remote control robot of the previous figure, being able to observe how the arm carrying the clamp at its end folds according to two parallel planes.

Figure 4. It shows a side elevation view of the remote control robot with the clamp bearing arm at its end in its folded position.

Figure 5. Shows a plan view of the remote control robot of the previous figure with the clamp bearing arm at its end in its folded position.

Figure 6. It shows a side elevation view of a second practical execution of a remote-controlled robot with the arm carrying a clamp at its folded end, being able to observe a camera and a deterrent weapon in proximity to the clamp.

Figure 7. It shows a plan view of the remote control robot of the previous figure with the arm carrying the clamp at its end in its folded position, being able to observe in the vicinity of the clamp a camera and two deterrent weapons.

Figure 8. It shows a rear view of the remote control robot of figure 6, being able to observe the rotating turret chamber.

Figure 9. Shows a second side elevation view of the remote control robot of Figure 6 with the arm folded, being able to observe in proximity to the clamp a camera and a deterrent weapon.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT.

In view of the aforementioned figures and according to the numbering adopted we can see how the remote-controlled robot 1 is of the type of robots used to carry out special operations, such as the identification, location, manipulation and cancellation or disarticulation of artifacts and loads explosives and which have a tread, a telescopic arm topped with a caliper and remote control and function means.

Thus, the robot 1 incorporates a turret 2, rotating 360 °, on the undercarriage 3 to whose turret 2, provided with at least one thermal chamber, an arm 4 consisting of a series of segments, joined rotatably joined between yes and operated by hydraulic cylinders, the arm 4 having at least one chamber and a deterrent weapon.

In this way, the birth of the arm is constituted by a first and a second segment 5 and 6 joined through an intermediate body 7 that allows its bending according to parallel planes, to which second segment 6 joins a third telescopic segment 8 that remains attached to a fourth segment in parallelogram 9, the fourth segment in parallelogram 9 being connected, by an axis, to a fifth segment 10 which in turn is attached to a sixth end segment 1 1 bearing a clamp 12, this sixth being actuated end segment 1 1 clamp carrier 12 by an engine.

Thus, the fourth segment in parallelogram 6 is constituted by a pair of parallel stringers joined by their rotating ends.

The sixth end segment 1 1 is provided with an angle of rotation close to 180 °, while the clamp 12 at which it is finished has a rotating movement, with respect to its longitudinal axis, of 360 °.

The sixth end segment 1 1 carrier of the clamp 12 maintains its relative position when the fourth segment in parallelogram 9 is activated to which it is connected through the fifth segment 10, since, in the operation of the fourth segment in parallelogram 9, it produces the deformation thereof maintaining the relative position of the sixth end segment 1 1 holder of the clamp 1 2.

In view of the figures 1 to 5, the structure described here relative to the arm 4 can be seen, being able to see its versatility by the different positions it can adopt.

On the other hand, in figures 6 to 9 a robot 1 can be observed with a different aesthetic but that maintains an arm 4 with identical characteristics to those described and in which the positioning of the cameras and weapons carried by the robot has been defined one .

Thus, it can be seen how the turret 2 rotating 360 ° C has at least one thermal chamber 1 3 and that the arm 4, in the fifth segment 10 has, in its upper part, a camera 14 extra zoom focus of high concentration, while on both sides incorporates respective deterrent weapons 1 5 and 1 6, such as a shotgun and a grenade launcher machine gun.

In this way, the robot 1 can incorporate weapons, so that in its application as a surveillance robot for strategic areas, such as certain facilities, for example oil wells, or border areas, it can be used in a deterrent and intimidation way.

Claims

R E I V I N D I C A C I O N E S.

1 .- Telecomandado ROBOT FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS being type robots used to perform risky operations, such as handling of explosives, which have an undercarriage, a telescopic arm terminating in a clamp and means remote control and function, characterized in that the robot (1) incorporates a turret (2) on the undercarriage (3), rotatable 360 °, provided with at least one thermal chamber (13) and whose turret (2 ) an arm (4) is constituted by a series of segments, rotatably joined together and actuated by hydraulic cylinders, the arm (4) having at least one chamber (14) and at least one deterrent weapon (1 5-16), so that the arm (4) is constituted by a first and a second segment (5) and (6) joined through an intermediate body (7) that allows its bending according to parallel planes, to whose second segment (6) joins a third telescopic segment (8) that it is connected to a fourth segment in parallelogram (9), the fourth segment in parallelogram (9) being connected, by an axis, to a fifth segment (10) which in turn is linked to a sixth end segment (1 1) carrier of a clamp (12), this sixth end segment (1 1) carrying the clamp (12) being driven by a motor.

2 .- Telecomandado ROBOT FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS, according to claim 1, characterized in that the fifth segment (10) connected to the sixth segment (1 1) carrying the clip (12) maintains its relative position to actuate the parallelogram fourth segment ( 9) to which it is attached.

3 .- Telecomandado ROBOT FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS, according to claim 1, characterized in that the fifth segment (10) of the arm (4) of the robot (1) carries, on its upper side a chamber (14) and on their sides laterals respective deterrent weapons (1 5) and (16).